Kabaddi World Cup 2016 First match India Vs South Korea

Kabaddi World Cup 2016 First match India Vs South Korea

Kabaddi World Cup 2016 Schedule and fixtures

Seven-time champions and favourites India will play against South Korea in the opening match of the Kabaddi World Cup 2016, to be held in Ahmedabad from 7 October 2016 to 22 October 2016. The South Koreans will be a tricky first opponents for India as they aim to win their eighth straight World Cup in Ahmedabad.

The 12 teams have been divide in two groups of six each.Group A consists
India, Bangladesh, South Korea, Australia, England and Argentina,Group B consists
Iran, Thailand, Japan, USA, Poland and Kenya.

The semi-finals of the tournament will be held on 21 October with the summit clash slated for the next day.

International Kabaddi Federation (IKF) president Janardan Singh Gehlot, meanwhile, said their aim now is to take the sport to the Olympics.”We already took kabaddi to Asiad but now we want to take it to the Olympics. We want people to play kabaddi all across the world,” he said.Kabaddi World Cup 2016 Schedule – Kabaddi World Cup Time Table & Fixture